Curtain and drapery support



Feb. 20, 1940." ARNOLD 2,190,764

CURTAIN AND DRAPERY SUPPORT Filed Aug 27, 1958 CLARA W ARNOLD INVENTOK y W015i 6 ATTORNEY 10 device permitting the curtain to be draped in means, as hereinafter described. The arm [8 10 Fig. 3 is an enlarged section. taken on the line used'as a background for displaying furniture and 25 tain rod, circular in cross section, having a curtain the parted folds thereof are placed between and 35 a threaded bolt 9 Lhaving a cooperating wing nut is the ornamental arm Ill, which provides an at- 50 asshown in the drawing, ashereinafter described. used or modified, without departing from the 55 P ranha. 20, 94 i attain UNITED sures treat circa 2,190,764 CURTAiN AND DRAPERY SUPPORT Clara W. Arnold, Cleveland, Ohio Application August 27, 1938, Serial No. 227,129 1 Claim. (or. 156-33) This invention'relates to means for supporting, .A short link member 53, suitably securedto the or holding back, curtains and drapery, and more lower end. of the support member 9, as by rivets particularly, to means for holding a curtain in a it, provided at its lower end with a ratchet face drapedposition. i F5, engaging a cooperating ratchet face l6 dis- 5 An object of this invention is to provide an imposed at the end of an arm ll extending someproved curtain. draping device of neat and attrac- What ang y therefrom, While a Glnalmental tive construction, which will be effective in holdrm i i y secured to h other n f h ing a curtain ina draped position. arm and spaced therefrom; cooperates with the Another object is to provide a curtain draping arm ll, forming a curtain supporting or draping variouspositions to suit individual requirements. preferably is provided with an attractive and Other objects are to provide a simple, easily atornarnental design and finish, adapted to enhance tached device, which may be readily adjusted to the attractiveness of the curtains, as will be various positions, and may be constructed at a readily understood. A bolt liland cooperating l5 relatively low cost. wing nut 20 provide means for locking and re- Other objects and advantages of the invention leasing the ratchet faces l5 and it in an obvious will be apparent during the course of the followmanner.

ing description: p For certain purposes it may be desirableto dis- In the accompanying drawing forming a part pose the drapery support 1 on a horizontally of this specification: positionedrod, or otherwise, and such arrange- 20 .Fig. 1 is a broken elevational view of my device ment of the parts is within the contemplated in a curtain supporting position, scope of my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged broken perspective view of The embodiment of my invention herein illusmy invention, trated, is adapted for draping curtains or drapes 3-3,of Fig. 1, while, various merchandise in stores andsales rooms Fig, 4; is an elevational view of the means for and the like, although it may be used with equal adjusting the angular relation of the arms on the utility for portieres, drapes, window curtains and support member. the like. i

flhe device herein illustrated is adapted to be In using my drapery support i, it is placed over 30 used in supporting curtains, drapery or the like, a curtain rod 5 in such manner that it may be such as portieres, window curtains, or the like. readily slid therealong. A curtain 6 is then In the particular embodiment of the invention, draped thereover and may extend to the floor if herein illustrated, the numeral 5 indicates a curdesired. The front curtain 6a is then parted, and

6, comprising a front portion, ta and a rear porsupported by the arm H and the ornamental tion, 6b draped around therod 5 and depending arm l8. therefrom, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. If desired Adjustment of the vertical height of the sup-. the front and rear curtain portions may be of port '5 is obtained by adjustment of thawing nut i 40 different colors, which harmonize and provide an IE. Horizontal adjustment is obtained by sliding 40 attractive color pattern. i the rod engaging member 8 along the curtain rod The drapery support, best shown in Fig. 2, indi- 5, while any desirable adjustment of the angular cated generally by the numeral 1, comprises a rod relation of the arms H and i8 is obtained by embracing member 8, adapted to be conveniently loosening the wing nut 29 to permit the ratchet placed over the curtain rod 5 in such manner that face Hi to move around on the ratchet face I5 45 it maybe readily slid therealong. A flat elongated until the desired position is obtained. The wing support member 9, depending from the lower pornut 28 is then screwed up to hold the ratchet tion of the rod engaging member 8, is provided faces l5 and I6 securely together. near its upper end with an elongated slot it, while The only visible part of the drapery support 1 l l2, serves to adiustably secure the support memtractive and ornamental construction adapted to her .9 to the rod engaging members in such manblend with the curtain combination.

ner, that the vertical position of thesupport mem- It will be apparent to those skilled in the art, her 9 may be regulated the length of the slot ii), that my invention may be variously changed,

spirit of the invention or sacrificing the advantages thereof, and that'the embodiment of my invention herein disclosed is illustrative only, and that my invention is not limited thereto.

I claim:

A curtain supporting device for use with ourtains draped over a curtain rod so as to have a front and a rear side, including a central elongated member, an upper member having one end shaped to provide a hook formed to engage over and be supported by a curtain rod, the opposite end of the upper member being engaged with the upper end of the central member, a bolt and slot' connection between said lowerend of the upper member and the upper end of the central member whereby to provide for adjustment of the members and, thereby varying draping of the curtain, a bottom member of substantially U-shape for receiving the folds of the inner side of a curtain therein, and means to secure the inner arm of the U-shaped member to the lower end of the vby the line of fold of a draped curtain, the hook having a free end which lies substantially parallel to the adjacent part of the'upper member, the hook and said adjacent part of the upper member being both adapted to underlie the bottom of a curtain rod and to lie between the folded portions of the curtain whereby with the upper member, the central member, the hook and the inner arm of the U-shaped member to be completely concealed by thefront side of the curtain, said hook being freely adjustable independently of the curtain and along the curtain rod to and in the space between the folded portions of the curtain to occupy varying positions according to the selected position in which the curtain-is to be draped.

CLARA w. ARNOLD. 

